Convert HTML Web Page to Email and Send

Converts an HTML page at a URL into an email with embedded images and sends it.

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import sys
import chilkat

#  The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3)
#  and sending (SMTP) email.
mailman = chilkat.CkMailMan()

#  The MHT component can be used to convert an HTML page
#  from a URL, file, or in-memory HTML into an email
#  with embedded images and style sheets.
mht = chilkat.CkMht()

#  Note: This example requires licenses to both "Chilkat Email" and "Chilkat MHT".

#  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
success = mailman.UnlockComponent("30-day trial")
if (success != True):
    print mailman.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

success = mht.UnlockComponent("30-day trial")
if (success != True):
    print mht.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

#  There are two ways of embedding images in emails: with CIDs
#  and without.  When using CIDs, the IMG SRC attributes use
#  urls that begin with "CID:" and the corresponding image
#  embedded within the email includes a Content-ID header field.
#  When not using CIDs, the IMG SRC attribute can have a URL,
#  path, etc. and the corresponding image embedded within
#  the email has a matching Content-Location header field.

#  When testing with GMail, if CIDs are used the email will
#  be displayed with images blocked (by default) unless
#  the user allows them to be displayed.  Without CIDs,
#  the images are automatically displayed.

#  When testing with Eudora, Mozilla Thunderbird, and Outlook Express,
#  embedded images display correctly with our without CIDs.

#  When testing with Yahoo! Mail, embedded images display OK.
#  However, the Yahoo! Mail user has the option of blocking
#  images.  If this is turned on, the CID images will still
#  display correctly even though images are blocked.  Why?
#  It's because when viewing the email there is no external
#  HTTP request to fetch an image.  Therefore, a spammer
#  cannot get an indication that you've read the email.
#  However, if CIDs are not used, the images are blocked by
#  any Yahoo! Mail user that has image blocking turned on --
#  even though the images are embedded.

#  I haven't tested Hotmail yet...
#  Regardless, there is no perfect solution.  If CIDs are used,
#  GMail users may block your embedded images, if CIDs are not
#  used, Yahoo! Mail users may block your embedded images.

#  I recommend setting using CIDs.  This is what Mozilla Thunderbird
#  does by default, and it's the more clear an unambiguous way
#  to indicate that images are indeed embedded.
mht.put_UseCids(True)

# email is a CkEmail
email = mht.GetEmail("http://www.bonairefishing.com/")
if (email == None ):
    print mht.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

email.put_Subject("Test HTML email")

#  This example is tested in:
#  Outlook 2000, Eudora 7, Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.9, Outlook Express 6, GMail, Yahoo Mail
email.AddTo("Chilkat Support","support@chilkatsoft.com")

#  Note: Chilkat does not regularly check our GMail and Yahoo
#  email accounts.  Please send support email to support@chilkatsoft.com
email.AddTo("Chilkat on Yahoo","chilkat_software@yahoo.com")
email.AddTo("Chilkat on GMail","chilkat.support@gmail.com")

email.put_From("chilkat@live.com")

#  Send email using smtp.live.com
mailman.put_SmtpHost("smtp.live.com")
mailman.put_SmtpUsername("chilkat@live.com")
mailman.put_SmtpPassword("myPassword")
mailman.put_SmtpPort(587)
mailman.put_StartTLS(True)

success = mailman.SendEmail(email)
if (success != True):
    print mailman.lastErrorText()

    sys.exit()

success = mailman.CloseSmtpConnection()
if (success != True):
    print mailman.lastErrorText()

    sys.exit()

print "HTML Email Sent!"